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1946-. Business Executive, NAACP Executive. Bruce S. Gordon's appointment in 2005 as president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the oldest civil rights organization in the United States, caught many by surprise. Though Gordon had long been involved in civil rights issues, including the Urban ...
Bruce Gordon. Bruce Gordon. Bruce S. Gordon is the former president and CEO of the NAACP. He was appointed in August 2005. Prior to that, Gordon had a 35-year career in telecommunications. His final role was as president of the Retail Markets Group for Verizon Communications. Gordon is the former chairman of the board of ADT Corporation and ...
Jun 25, 2005 · Bruce Gordon, a retired telecommunications executive, is the new president and CEO of the NAACP. Gordon, 59, was the only candidate presented to the 64-person board of directors of the nation's ...
Jun 26, 2005 · On this date in 2005, the NAACP chose Bruce Gordon as its next national president and chief executive officer. Gordon is a retired executive with Verizon Telecommunication Inc. The final vote to confirm him was held at the NAACP July 2005 national convention in Milwaukee.
Jun 26, 2005 · The N.A.A.C.P., departing from a custom of looking to political or religious figures to lead the organization, named a former business executive, Bruce S. Gordon, as its president and chief ...
In 2006, Ebony Magazine named Gordon one of its 100 Most Influential Black Americans and Organization Leaders. In episode 14, President Bob Iuliano and Bruce Gordon ’68, former President and CEO of the NAACP discuss the work that remains before us, both within higher education and beyond, to build a racially just society.
Jun 25, 2005 · Bruce Gordon, a retired telecommunications executive, is the new president and CEO of the NAACP. Gordon, 59, was the only candidate presented to the 64-person board of directors of the nation's ...
